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H. BEHR.. Baby Carrier.

Patented )une 29, |880.

N,FETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. wAsNiNGTONY D. C

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.'

HERMAN BEHR, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BABY-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 229,233, dated June 29, 1880.

Application lerl September 16, 187).

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, HERMAN BEER, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented an Improved Baby-Oarrier,of which the following is a speciiieation.

Figures l, 2, and 3 are perspective views of my improved babycarrier, showing` the same in different positions.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the igures.

This invention has for its object to prevent y bodily contact between a child and the person carrying the same, and to avoid the injury which frequently results to children from such contact.

The invention consists, principally, in constructing' the baby-carrier, which has aconvenient support for the child, with an additional and separate supporting plate or frame, whereby it can be held on the arm or lap of a nurse without bringing the two persons into bodily contact.

It also consists in means for transforming the carrier into a bed, and in other details ot' improvement hereinafter more fully pointed out.

The babycarrier is composed ofA two side frames, A A, of nearly or preferably triangular form, said frames being rigidly connected by cross-bars a b. A piece, B, of canvas or other fabric, extends between the frames A A from the upper crossbar, a, to the lower front cross-bar, lf, being properly secured to said cross-bars, and serves as the direct supportand back-rest of the child, as indicated in the drawings.

A bend may be formed in the canvas B to form an angle at the junction of the back and seat portions th ereoi'1 by a cord or rod, d, which extends from one frame, A, to the other directly in front of the canvas, as shown. This cord or rod d should be adjustable on the back bars, c, of the frames A A, so that by shiftingit to a higher or lower position the relative extent of seat and back of the canvas may be varied at pleasure. To this end the ends of the cord are either looped around the bars c, or, if a rod is used in lieu of the cord, its ends may be passed through slots in the bars e, or equiva lent means ot' adjustment may be employed. The cord or rod d may be double to have one thickness in front ot' and the other behind the canvas.

Below the seat part f ot' the canvas is stretched across the frames A A a plate, O, of wood, pasteboard, willowavare, or an equivalent sheet of fabric or equivalent series of straps, constituting a support for resting the baby-carrier on the arm, lap, or knee ot the attendant. This plate Oor its equivalent, is at a distance from the seat part fof the canvas, and is preferably arched, as shown.

The child seated on the carrier can be se cured by a suitable strap, D, and is then easily carried on the arm or lap ot' the attendant, or placed on the iioor or on a table without danger ot' falling out. When carried by its attendant the child will not be heated by contact with the lat-ter nor otherwise injured.

The baby-carrier maybe converted into a bed by resting it on the bars c, as in Fig. 3, in which -position the former back part of the canvas becomes the bed-bottom and the former seat part f becomes the headrest. By adjusting the position ot' the cord or rod d the desired angle of head-rest to the bedbottom may be readily attained.

I claim- 1. The baby-carrier frame A, having seatj', andthe supporting plate or fabric (l, below and at a distance from said seat, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combined baby-carrier and hedstead, constructed ofthe frames A, canvas B., rod or cord d, and supporting plate or fabric O,'sub

' stantially as herein shown and described.

HERMAN BEHR. 

